How Obama Plans to Fix Our Immigration System

We heard Barack Obama promise to fix our broken immigration system and to work better with Latinos during his presidential campaign. Now that he's sworn in again, here's what Obama has laid out for his immigration overhaul plan. Mr. Pres plans to:

Enforce earned citizenship

Because he doesn't believe deporting 11 million undocumented immigrated is practical, his proposal will provide them a legal way to earn citizenship. This includes paying taxes, passing security and background checks, and learning English before they can gain citizenship. A recent CNN poll showed that 51 percent of people surveyed believed that immigrants living and working here for many years deserve citizenship.

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Streamline legal immigration

In addition to his plan to reunify broken families that were separated due to deportation, Obama hopes to bring in immigrants who have strong business plans and work ethics.

He also hopes to strengthen border security and crack down on employees hiring undocumented workers.

What do you think of the president's immigration reform plans? Has this issue affected you personally?